Not a good night

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Not a good night

As I sit here typing at 3 something in the morning I am thinking I'm glad to be alive. I went camping with my 3 year old tonight and got caught in a HUGE lightning storm (it was clear sky when we went to bed). I made a mad 300 yd dash back my van with my boy under one arm and all the stuff I could carry under the other. Lightning was smacking all over the place. I was trying to stay as low as possible. It was darn scary!

So my son is safely tucked in his bed and I am trolling DC like my usual addicted self. I'm going to crash to in a few minutes and in the morning I'll have to go get the rest of my stuff and my tent.

So much for the "big boy camp out night" that we were really looking forward to. Oh well...

Lighting is nothing to fool around with.Just look at the houses and people who are struck each year.The best place to be in in a car. Glad you and your son are ok. I have three friends who have lost their house to lighting in the past 4 years.

Thanks. It was pretty scary. Even after we got to the van my boy was crying and scared. He doesn't like the BOOOOOMs! He's still a little guy.

We did catch some bass and a few frogs before bed so it was kinda fun before the typhoon hit. We also had a nice camp fire and every three year old boy thinks a camp fire is the "most bestest" super coolest thing ever.

We went back this morning and got our stuff. Since I left the tent door open when we ran for our lives everything was soaked. Oh well.

Thanks. It was pretty scary. Even after we got to the van my boy was crying and scared. He doesn't like the BOOOOOMs! He's still a little guy.

We did catch some bass and a few frogs before bed so it was kinda fun before the typhoon hit. We also had a nice camp fire and every three year old boy thinks a camp fire is the "most bestest" super coolest thing ever.

We went back this morning and got our stuff. Since I left the tent door open when we ran for our lives everything was soaked. Oh well.

Glad you guys are OK. You know the old adage, stuff can be replaced. Sounds like you had an angel there protecting you against that lightning.

Also remember, that after things calm down a bit, this will be an incredible bonding moment between you two. I am sure even at his age, he will remember that.